Social Anxiety Support

contranigma · 11-01-2009, 12:01 AM

What's the best medication to take if I wanted something that would allow me to maybe act in a play. I would want something to take away the physical symptoms of anxiety, so that my real emotions would get in the way of portraying the characters emotions.

Prakas · 11-01-2009, 12:41 AM

sounds like you want something for stage fright. I believe Inderal/Prophanlol? is what you are looking for. Sorry, I can't spell if my life depended on it

db0255 · 11-01-2009, 08:40 AM

Propranolol alleviates physical symptoms of anxiety and can actually improve your performance quite a bit. I remember taking it for a solo in high school that normally I would botch; the medication made me absolutely nail the solo. It was like it wasn't me playing. Highly recommend it.

Catlover4100 · 11-01-2009, 06:31 PM

Beta blockers (such as propanolol) allieviate the physical symptoms of anxiety, but benzos can also help, depending on the type and dosage. I don't have beta blockers, so when I have a performance, I take a higher dosage of Xanax.

Vini Vidi Vici · 11-02-2009, 12:47 PM

i took clonidine...it worked super well to reduce sweating/fast heartbeat/all the physical and even alot of the mental symptoms of anxiety. its similiar to beta blockers, it reduces noradrenaline levels in the brain and body.

11-01-2009, 12:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
contranigma Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Midwest Gender: Male Posts: 169	What type of meds for this? What's the best medication to take if I wanted something that would allow me to maybe act in a play. I would want something to take away the physical symptoms of anxiety, so that my real emotions would get in the way of portraying the characters emotions.

11-01-2009, 06:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Catlover4100 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Gasport, NY Gender: Female Age: 17 Posts: 350	Beta blockers (such as propanolol) allieviate the physical symptoms of anxiety, but benzos can also help, depending on the type and dosage. I don't have beta blockers, so when I have a performance, I take a higher dosage of Xanax. __________________ If neurotic is wanting two mutually exclusive things at one and the same time, then I'm neurotic as hell. I'll be flying back and forth between one mutually exclusive thing and another for the rest of my days. ~Sylvia Plath

11-02-2009, 12:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Vini Vidi Vici Status: altruistic philanthropist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minnesota Gender: Male Age: 18 Posts: 289	i took clonidine...it worked super well to reduce sweating/fast heartbeat/all the physical and even alot of the mental symptoms of anxiety. its similiar to beta blockers, it reduces noradrenaline levels in the brain and body. __________________ Please don't take or trust any medical advice from me...Consult a perffessional. meds taken for extended period of time: zyprexa, zoloft, risperdal, klonopin, temazepam, xanax, agomelatine, ambien, adderall, metadate, EMSAM, selegiline, paxil, lexapro, wellbutrin, seroquel, trazodone, clonidine, tramadol, remeron, vyvanse, concerta, Lunesta, Parnate. Current Meds: Parnate 30 mg, Diagnoses- Major Depression, OCD, Social Anxiety, GAD

11-01-2009, 12:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Prakas Status: Failure - Life Sucks Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Delaware Gender: Male Age: 21 Posts: 434	sounds like you want something for stage fright. I believe Inderal/Prophanlol? is what you are looking for. Sorry, I can't spell if my life depended on it

11-01-2009, 08:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
db0255 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Durham, NC Gender: Male Posts: 346	Propranolol alleviates physical symptoms of anxiety and can actually improve your performance quite a bit. I remember taking it for a solo in high school that normally I would botch; the medication made me absolutely nail the solo. It was like it wasn't me playing. Highly recommend it.